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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-a.jpg) | Usage: as a similar horned effect to the top of 'a' as with Hand D in this manuscript. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-a2.jpg) | Usage: And the scribe has several upper case 'A's. Here the lower stroke of the letter 'B' above crosses the looped approach stroke of the 'A'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-a3.jpg) | Usage: Antenor | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-a4.jpg) | Usage: Ay similar to version 2 but showing clearly the development of the letter. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-d.jpg) | Usage: and the scribe uses a mixture of looped and unlooped 'd'. He seems to alternate them without qualm. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-d2.jpg) | Usage: spedde |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-d3.jpg) | Usage: discerne | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-d4.jpg) | Usage: Disposid upper case 'D' at the beginning of a line. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-g.jpg) | Usage: eschaunge tailed 'g' used throughout. The head of the stroke for the right side of the graph stands well above the left stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-g2.jpg) | Usage: nought 'ght' combination. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-g3.jpg) | Usage: leng(er) 'er' abbreviation after 'g' as a continuation of the horizontal cross-bar. | | |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-h.jpg) | Usage: hir the 'h' graph usually tilts forward. Where there is a loop at the head it resolves on the stem rather than resting on the shoulder. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-h2.jpg) | Usage: which crossed 'h' in 'ch' combination. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-h3.jpg) | Usage: thy a rare form of upright 'h' with no hook or loop at the head of the stem. | | |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-r.jpg) | Usage: desiren modern 'r' used throughout in all positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-r2.jpg) | Usage: Antenor 'z'-shaped 'r' usually after 'o' and some consonants, mainly with curved otiose stroke from the bottom left side of the letter. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-r3.jpg) | Usage: afftir 'r' in final position with flourish. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-r4.jpg) | Usage: errour |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-s.jpg) | Usage: is final 's' is usually kidney-shaped. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-s2.jpg) | Usage: substaunce long 's' used in all positions except final. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-s3.jpg) | Usage: So upper case 'S'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-s4.jpg) | Usage: blis occasionally final 's' also has the horned feature. This is the only example on this folio. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-w.jpg) | Usage: what | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-w2.jpg) | Usage: now the scribe probably uses this 'w' with taller first stroke more frequently than the example in version 1. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-w3.jpg) | Usage: wtseide | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-w4.jpg) | Usage: wolde the lead-in stroke to the left limb is sometimes a circle. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-y.jpg) | Usage: Troy the tail of 'y' is a fine stroke compared with the body of the graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-y2.jpg) | Usage: hastyly the tail of 'y' sweeps well over to the left beneath preceding letters. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-y3.jpg) | Usage: yerne | | |
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Ampersand |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL1.jpg) | Usage: Ampersand | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: Ampersand |
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I |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL2.jpg) | Usage: I boundyn the lead-in stroke to the stem is a loop. The stem is tapered at the top and bottom. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: In |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: It this word is at the beginning of a line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: It this word occurs in the middle of a line. |
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Thorn |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL3.jpg) | Usage: þat the thorn graph is open at the top. Again the stem and added stroke to form the lobe are both tapering strokes. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: þt |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: þe | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL3-4.jpg) | Usage: þat |
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Horned graphs |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL4.jpg) | Usage: bathe many of the scribe's 'e's have the horn noted in Hand D in this manuscript. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL4-2.jpg) | Usage: beraffte 'a' occasionally has a clear horn. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL4-3.jpg) | Usage: DEp(ar)tid upper case 'E' also with horned addition. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley3943-68-WL4-4.jpg) | Usage: Of upper case 'O' with spiked effect. |